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WHAT WE DO IN THE SHADOWS – interview with Taika Waititi

by GREG KING “I think people are desperate for something a little smarter than Twilight,” says writer/director Taika Waititi about his new film, the clever mockumentary What We Do In The Shadows. Vampires have always held some sort of fascination for writers and filmmakers, and this new comedy from New Zealand of all places skewers… Continue Reading »

20 DATES

Reviewed by GREG KING. Director: Myles Berkowitz Stars: Myles Berkowitz, Robert McKee, Richard Arlook, Tia Carrere. In 1996, Aussie film maker Robert Gibson exposed his personal life and failed relationships to excruciatingly painful scrutiny with his video diary Video Fool For Love. First time film maker Myles Berkowitz attempts something similar, albeit it on a… Continue Reading »

JEANNE DU BARRY

JEANNE DU BARRY Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Maiwenn Stars: Maiwenn, Johnny Depp, Melvil Poupard, Benjamin Lavernhe, Pierre Richard, Pauline Pollmann, Thibault Bonenfant, Noemie Lvovsky, Pascal Greggory, Diego Le Fur, Loli Bahia. A visually sumptuous and lavish costume drama this film depicts the life of the eponymous Jeanne Du Barry, who rose from a peasant… Continue Reading »

ABIGAIL

ABIGAIL Reviewed by GREG KING Directors: Matt Bettinelli-Oplin and Tyler Gillett Stars: Dan Stevens, Melissa Barrera, Alisha Weir, William Catlett, Kathryn Newton, Kevin Durand, Angus Cloud, Giancarlo Esposito. Abigail is a gory and blood-soaked hybrid of crime drama, horror and comedy with a black streak of humour, and proves to be one of the guilty… Continue Reading »

CHALLENGERS

CHALLENGERS Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Luca Guaganigmo Stars: Zendaya, Mike Faist, Josh O’Connor. Italian filmmaker Luca Guaganigmo doesn’t repeat himself, but most of his films deal with connections. Whether it be the relationship between Elio and Oliver in the gay themed Call Me By Your Name, the various characters in the sundrenched setting of… Continue Reading »

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